A Multi-Generational Perspective

Where we came from, and where we can go, through the eyes of a father-daughter storytelling team in the city that has represented our darkest instincts and our greatest hopes.

About Carl

Born at the old South Highland Hospital on Birmingham’s Southside, raised in Crestwood/Woodlawn, former Birmingham News reporter, occasional meddler, woodworker, dad, grandparent.

Professionally, I’m a public relations consultant with NewMediaRules, helping my clients throughout the United States navigate today’s changing media landscape. I blog about ways to better use media at NewMediaRules.Net.

But this space is about the fabric of the city I’ve loved for six decades — the people who make it what it is, the special places, and my hopes for the future.

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Since starting Birmingham Raw in November, I’ve told several stories of growing up in Birmingham’s Crestwood and Woodlawn areas, and there will be more in the future (along with all kinds of stories about Birmingham’s past and present). As much as I enjoy remembering the past, I am energized even more by looking to the […]

I went down to Woodlawn this afternoon to visit the Revive offices and pop-ups there, and after as I was climbing in my truck to leave, I decided to stick my head into the Hippodrome Barber Shop on First Avenue, where Vince has been cutting hair for 48 years. We’re going to get back together […]